|}}'''''The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I''''' is a video game developed by [[Interplay Productions]], written by [[Scott Bennie]] and [[Mark Whittlesey]] and with music by [[Charles Deenen]].<ref name="Tolkien Games">[http://www.lysator.liu.se/tolkien-games/entry/lotr1.html The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I] at Tolkien Games (retrieved 1 January 2011)</ref><ref name="El Anillo">[http://www.meristation.com/v3/des_articulo.php?pic=CON&id=2254&idj=&idp=&tipo=art&c=1&pos=6 Meristation, El Anillo interactivo] p. 7 (retrieved 1 January 2011)</ref><ref>[http://www.giantbomb.com/jrr-tolkiens-the-lord-of-the-rings-vol-i/61-8643/ The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I] at Giantbomb (retrieved 1 January 2011)</ref><ref name="Moby">[http://www.mobygames.com/game/jrr-tolkiens-the-lord-of-the-rings-vol-i The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I] at Moby Games (retrieved 1 January 2011)</ref> It uses material from [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s [[1978]] [[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|movie]] for cut-scenes and was later followed up with the sequel ''[[The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers]]''.<ref name= "Tolkien Games"/>

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The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I was the first video game with covers [[The Lord of the Rings]] from [[Electronic Arts]]. It was the prequel of [[The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers]]. It has cutscenes from [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]. It was writen by [[Scott Bennie]] and [[Mark Whittlesey]].

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== Gameplay ==

== Gameplay ==

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The player starts with [[Frodo Baggings]] and can get the rest of the other [[Fellowship of the Ring]], except [[Boromir]]. You can recruit these while following the main story. You can also play many side quests.

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The player starts as [[Frodo Baggins]] and can obtain the rest of the [[Fellowship of the Ring]] (except [[Boromir]])as they progress through the main story. You can also play many side quests.<ref name="Tolkien Games"/>

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The player can swap whoever leads the Fellowship, equip other party members with a range of weapons and armour, distribute skills among the group, cast spells, and perform various skill-based actions. The world is quite large and a player can return to older parts of the world. The player can then discover new places, characters, quests and objects in the older parts. This makes a dynamic game. There is also a day/night system, in the night there is more change to encounter a [[Nazgûl]] and are some enemies stronger than at the day.

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The player can switch between characters to decide who leads the Fellowship, equip other party members with a range of weapons and armour, distribute skills among the group, cast spells, and perform various skill-based actions. The game-world is large and a player can return to previous parts of the world and then discover new places, characters, quests and objects in the older parts. There is also a day/night system, in the night there is a greater chance of an encounter with a [[Nazgûl]] whilst some enemies are stronger than during the day.<ref name="Tolkien Games"/>

== Playable Characters ==

== Playable Characters ==

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* [[Frodo Baggings]]

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* [[Frodo Baggins]]

* [[Samwise Gamgee]]

* [[Samwise Gamgee]]

* [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]]

* [[Meriadoc Brandybuck]]

* [[Peregrin Took]]

* [[Peregrin Took]]

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* [[Aragorn II]]

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* [[Aragorn|Aragorn II]]

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* [[Gandalf the Grey]]

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* [[Gandalf|Gandalf the Grey]]

* [[Legolas]]

* [[Legolas]]

* [[Gimli]]

* [[Gimli]]

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== Sysnopsis ==

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== Synopsis ==

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The game starts with some cut scenes from [[Ralph Bakshi's The Lord of the Rings]]. The player begins as [[Frodo Baggings]] in [[Hobbiton]]. The player must first travel to [[Buckland]]. Then you must cross the [[Old Forest]] and the [[Barrow Downs]]. In the Barrow Downs the player must escape the [[Barrow-Wights]] with the help of [[Tom Bombadil]]. In [[Rivendell]] you must collect the pieces of [[Andúril]], with can be found in the lands around Rivendell.

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[[Image:Lotr1 2-1-.gif|thumb|225px]] The game opens with some cut scenes from [[Ralph Bakshi]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings (1978 film)|The Lord of the Rings]]''. The player starts as [[Frodo Baggins]] in [[Hobbiton]] and must first travel to [[Buckland]] before crossing the [[Old Forest]] and the [[Barrow-downs]]. In the Barrow-downs the player must escape the [[Barrow-wights]] with the help of [[Tom Bombadil]] whilst at [[Rivendell]] you must collect the pieces of [[Andúril]], which can be found in the surrounding lands.<ref name="Tolkien Games"/>

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After the player escaped the darkniss of [[Moria]] you must search the gifts from [[Galadriel]]. When Frodo Baggings is captured in [[Dol Guldur]]. The remaining members of the Fellowship must then free Frodo with help from [[Radagast the Brown]] and the [[Elves]] of [[Lórien]] before the [[Witch-King]] arrives and brings the [[Ring-bearer]] to [[Mordor]] and the fate of [[Middle-earth]] is lost.

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After the player escapes the darkness of [[Moria]] they must search the gifts from [[Galadriel]]. When Frodo Baggins is captured in [[Dol Guldur]] the remaining members of the Fellowship must then free Frodo with help from [[Radagast|Radagast the Brown]] and the [[Elves]] of [[Lórien]] before the [[Witch-king]] arrives and brings the [[Ring-bearer]] to [[Mordor]] and the fate of [[Middle-earth]] is lost.<ref name="Tolkien Games"/>

== See Also ==

== See Also ==

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* [[:Images from The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (PC)|Image galery]]

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* [[:Category:Images from The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (PC)|Image gallery]]

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* ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. I (SNES)|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings]]'' for the [[wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]]

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* ''[[J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II: The Two Towers|J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Vol. II]]'', its sequel

Gameplay

The player can switch between characters to decide who leads the Fellowship, equip other party members with a range of weapons and armour, distribute skills among the group, cast spells, and perform various skill-based actions. The game-world is large and a player can return to previous parts of the world and then discover new places, characters, quests and objects in the older parts. There is also a day/night system, in the night there is a greater chance of an encounter with a Nazgûl whilst some enemies are stronger than during the day.[1]